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Judges 8:1-9

1And themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Why hastthouמָֽה־mah-H4100donethisעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213tousהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697, that thou didstcallקְרֹ֣אותke.RotH7121us not, when thouwentestהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with theMidianitesבְּמִדְיָ֑ןbe.mid.YanH4080? And they didcontendוַיְרִיב֥וּןvay.ri.VunH7378with himsharplyבְּחָזְקָֽה׃be.cha.ze.KahH2394.

2And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, What have Idoneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213now in comparison of you? Is not thegleaningעֹלְל֥וֹתo.le.LotH5955of the grapes ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669betterט֛וֹבTovH2896than thevintageמִבְצִ֥ירmiv.TzirH1210ofAbiezerאֲבִיעֶֽזֶר׃'a.vi.'E.zerH44?

3Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430hathdeliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414into yourhandsבְּיֶדְכֶם֩be.yed.KhemH3027theprincesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269ofMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159andZeebזְאֵ֔בze.'EvH2062: and what was Iableיָּכֹ֖לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201todoעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213in comparison of you? Then, when he hadsaidהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697thatבְּדַבְּר֖וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696, theirangerרוּחָם֙ru.ChamH7307toward himabatedרָפְתָ֤הra.fe.TahH7503.

4AndGideonגִדְע֖וֹןgid.'onH1439cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383, and passedoverעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674, he, and thethreeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376that were with him,faintעֲיֵפִ֖ים'a.ye.FimH5889, yetpursuingוְרֹדְפִֽים׃ve.ro.de.FimH7291them .

5And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to themenלְאַנְשֵׁ֣יle.'an.SheiH582ofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414, I pray you,loavesכִּכְּר֣וֹתki.ke.RotH3603ofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899to thepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971thatfollowבְּרַגְלָ֑יbe.rag.LaiH7272me; for they arefaintעֲיֵפִ֣ים'a.ye.FimH5889, and I ampursuingרֹדֵ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֛יro.Def 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֖עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

6And theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Are thehandsהֲ֠כַףHa.khafH3709ofZebahזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֛עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759now in thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, that we shouldgiveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899to thyarmyלִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖litz.va.'a.KhaH6635?

7AndGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Therefore when theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathdeliveredבְּתֵ֧תbe.TetH5414Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֖עtzal.mu.Na'H6759into myhandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027, then I willtearוְדַשְׁתִּי֙ve.dash.TiH1758yourfleshבְּשַׂרְכֶ֔םbe.sar.KhemH1320with thethornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057and withbriersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃Ha.bar.ko.NimH1303.

8And he wentupוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from there toPenuelפְּנוּאֵ֔לpe.nu.'ElH6439, andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to themlikewiseכָּזֹ֑אתka.ZotH2063: and themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofPenuelפְנוּאֵ֔לfe.nu.'ElH6439answeredוַיַּעֲנ֤וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030him as themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofSuccothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523hadansweredעָנ֖וּ'a.NuH6030him .

9And hespokeוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559also to themenלְאַנְשֵׁ֥יle.'an.SheiH582ofPenuelפְנוּאֵ֖לfe.nu.'ElH6439,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, When I comeagainבְּשׁוּבִ֣יbe.shu.ViH7725inpeaceבְשָׁל֔וֹםve.sha.LomH7965, I will breakdownאֶתֹּ֖ץ'e.TotzH5422thistowerהַמִּגְדָּ֥לha.mig.DalH4026.

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